The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PITTING which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2012.
Placing in direct competition crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PITTING | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Placing in direct competition
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- compete
- running
- protectionism
- silver
- silvered
- pit
- pitting
- fielding
- bronze
- gold
- place
- dispose
Crossword Answer definitions
PITTING verb- To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
- To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
- To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
- To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
- To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
- The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.
- The digging of a pit.
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